Spiel 2015 Preview: Potion Explosion, or Chemical Crush

Spiel 2015 Preview: Potion Explosion, or Chemical Crush
Board Game Publisher: Horrible Guild
Another representative of the international game publishing contingent at Gen Con 2015 was Lorenzo Silva from Horrible Games, who stopped by the BGG booth to show off the publisher's Spiel 2015 release Potion Explosion, co-designed by Silva, Stefano Castelli and Andrea Crespi.

One look at the gameplay — with players removing ingredient balls from the grid to try to create explosions of matching colors — and you'll immediately be reminded of various mobile apps. Interesting to see that style of gameplay filter into slightly more involved tabletop games (more involved than the apps, that is), especially since Potion Explosion is not a solo gaming experience, but something for 2-4 players. I don't know whether such gameplay could attract "outsiders" who don't normally play tabletop games, but I'm curious to see what happens.

Board Game: Potion Explosion

Cover artwork minus logo


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